a16z general partner Chris Dixon said the firm is renaming a16z crypto as a16z Frontier and expanding its mandate to frontier technology startups, according to a BlockBeats report published Oct. 23.
Dixon said crypto investment will continue
Dixon described the change as a broadening of scope rather than a shift away from crypto. The report said the team will continue investing in crypto and related businesses while backing companies that develop new technologies, open new markets and may take years to mature.
BlockBeats also said Dixon and partners Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Eddy Lazzarin and Guy Wuollet will lead the fund. The report linked to a16z Frontier’s Substack announcement, but that page was unavailable for independent retrieval, so the strategy details remain attributed to the report.